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McCain Considers '08 Presidential Run (Gag-a-maggot Barf Alert)
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| 10/10/05
| AP
Posted on 10/10/2005 9:32:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
NEW YORK - Arizona Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) is considering a 2008 run for president but says it's unlikely he'd take the No. 2 spot.
In an appearance Sunday at a fund-raiser for a local New York candidate, the Republican seemed to humorously rule out ever accepting a vice presidential post.
"I spent all those years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, kept in the dark, fed scraps, why the hell would I want to do that all over again?" he said, the New York Daily News reported in Monday editions.
McCain, who ran for president in 2000, was re-elected to a six-year Senate term in 2004.
He told the newspaper that he was seriously considering a 2008 bid. As he has before, McCain said he will wait until after the 2006 election to decide about his political future.
The Staten Island fund-raiser brought in $200 per person for Borough President James Molinaro, who is running for re-election.
TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 2008; considers; gagamaggot; johnmccain; mccain; mccain2008; president2008; presidential; rino; rinoforprez; run
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Comment #2 Removed by Moderator
To: NormsRevenge
McCain is the Republican pick of George Soros. McCain needs to know that conservatives will avoid him like the plague.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:35:47 AM PDT
by
paguch
To: Shadotak
Keating 5, Campaign Finance Reform, Illegals Jobs Amnesty, Senate Supports Interrogation Limits (90-9 vote to protect terrorist detainees) ^
Take your pick.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:35:57 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Shadotak
"Why the gag-a-maggot barf alert? Did I miss something? Or is this because it's McCain?" Did you miss something?
Yes, I would definitely say you missed something.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:37:00 AM PDT
by
lormand
(It's a long 3 hours between Rush and Levin)
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: NormsRevenge
Who Songbird ?
A-ha-haaa, yeah right.
To: NormsRevenge
You usually have me laughing. McCain is just not a humorous subject.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:37:33 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(We broke Pink's Code and found a terrorist message)
To: lormand
2005-10-10
Looks like we hooked one. ;-)
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:37:53 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
McCain will be 72 in 2008.
That's three years older than Reagan was when he ran in 1980.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:38:13 AM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
To: Shadotak
McCain= an angry, egotistic, press kissing, man who cares more about his own ambition than doing what is best for our nation.
To compare the role the Vice-President of the United States to his tenure as a POW is sick on its face, and his willingness to throw in conservative ideals to make nicey poo with the liberal press turns my stomach.
Imo, a gag-alert is ALWAYS appropriate when McCain's name is brought forward.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:38:37 AM PDT
by
Republic
(Michael Schiavo LIED about having a college degree on his guardianship application,)
To: Shadotak
As far as I'm comcerned, anything positive about McCain (the internationalist that he is) would gag a maggot. He's a hothead who has no respect for the Constitution, defending our borders, or US sovereignty.
To: Shadotak
"Did I miss something?" Shadotak
Member since October 10, 2005
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:39:18 AM PDT
by
lormand
(It's a long 3 hours between Rush and Levin)
To: NormsRevenge
McCain's only hope is in states that allow anyone to vote in the Republican primaries. Is he not our Hillary?
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:40:37 AM PDT
by
Niteranger68
("Spare the rod, spoil the liberal.")
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: NormsRevenge
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, is shown in New York on Sept. 2, 2004. McCain and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will campaign together Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, for the measures Schwarzenegger is promoting on the Nov. 8 ballot, according to Schwarzenegger campaign spokesman Todd Harris. (AP Photo/Dean Cox, File)
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:41:12 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: NormsRevenge
Gang of 14, disqualifies him forever.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:41:15 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(you call me a right wing extremist like it's a bad thing.....)
To: NormsRevenge
"2005-10-10""Looks like we hooked one. ;-)"
So far, I'm convinced this guy is a troll from DU
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:41:43 AM PDT
by
lormand
(It's a long 3 hours between Rush and Levin)
Comment #19 Removed by Moderator
To: Shadotak
"I have to respect someone like that." I heard that Stalin used to pet his dog. How nice.
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posted on
10/10/2005 9:43:35 AM PDT
by
lormand
(It's a long 3 hours between Rush and Levin)
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